[单选题]Readthepassageandcompletethefollowingquestions.InJune2016,theUnitedKingdomvotedtoleavetheEuropeanUnioninanuproar.ThenthePrimeMinisterDavidCameronresigned,andTheresamaywonthecontestfortheleadershipoftheconservativeparty.Anewwordisbeginningtoappearintheheadlines:‘Britain+exit=Brexit’."We'reinunchartedterritory."ThatiswhatanaideworkinginUKPrimeMinisterDavidCameron'sofficetoldreportersaftertheresultsofaBritishreferendumonEuropeanUnion(EU)membershipcameoutonJune242016.TheUK'shistoricvotetoexittheEUhasleftpeopleinshockandstirredanxietyacrosstheglobe.Eveniftheproceedingswon'tbefinalizedforanothertwoyears,theimpactshavealreadybeguntoshow.Forstarters,ifnotfor"Brexit",theEnglishsoccerteam'sdefeatintheEuroCuponJune28mightnothavebeensobitter.ButsoccerfansmockedthefactthatEnglandwasbeingdumpedbyEuropetwiceinaweek–intheprocess,losingbothitsPrimeMinisterandnationalsoccerteammanager.ThatEnglandmetdefeatatthehandsofIcelandwasalsoasourceofhumor."Thebeautifulirony.EnglandknockedoutofEuro2016bycountrynotevenintheEU!Maybethat’swhytheypressedtheBrexitbutton,"jokedoneTwitteruser.TheBritisheconomyfacesmoreseriouseffects.Thevotecreatedthebiggestglobalfinancialshocksincethe2008economiccrisis.Thepoundsuffereditsmostdramaticone-dayfallinhistory,plungingmorethan10percentagainstthedollartohitlevelslastseenin1985.Londonmightloseitsstatusasaglobalfinancialcapital.QuittingtheEUcouldalsocosttheUKaccesstotheEU'stradebarrier-freesinglemarketandmeansthatitmustseeknewtradeaccordswithcountriesaroundtheworld,Reutersreports.USPresidentBarackObamasaystheUKwouldbeatthe"backofaqueue"foraUSpact.Thereferendum'ssurprisingresultsshowadivisioninBritishsocietybetweentheoldergeneration–whobacked"Brexit"becausetheybelievedtheysawnobenefitsfromUK'sethnicdiversityandfree-marketeconomy–andtheyoungergeneration,whofavorglobalizationandtheborder-freepolicy.ChinaDaily'sUKeditorJonLowearguesthatasecond,equallyfundamentalsplitwasrevealedinthevotingresults.Hesaysthere'sagapbetweenwhatBritonsthoughttheywereandwhattheyreallyare."Farfrombeinganationofmodern,sophisticated,multiculturalgo-getters,itturnsoutwearestillacountryofbeer-swillingbumpkinswithadistasteforforeignersandadeepmistrustofEuropeanpowers,"Lowewrote.questionFour:TheBrexitmadeBritain_____.
[单选题]InJune2016,theUnitedKingdomvotedtoleavetheEuropeanUnioninanuproar.ThenthePrimeMinisterDavidCameronresigned,andTheresamaywonthecontestfortheleadershipoftheconservativeparty.Anewwordisbeginningtoappearintheheadlines:‘Britain+exit=Brexit’."We'reinunchartedterritory."ThatiswhatanaideworkinginUKPrimeMinisterDavidCameron'sofficetoldreportersaftertheresultsofaBritishreferendumonEuropeanUnion(EU)membershipcameoutonJune242016.TheUK'shistoricvotetoexittheEUhasleftpeopleinshockandstirredanxietyacrosstheglobe.Eveniftheproceedingswon'tbefinalizedforanothertwoyears,theimpactshavealreadybeguntoshow.Forstarters,ifnotfor"Brexit",theEnglishsoccerteam'sdefeatintheEuroCuponJune28mightnothavebeensobitter.ButsoccerfansmockedthefactthatEnglandwasbeingdumpedbyEuropetwiceinaweek–intheprocess,losingbothitsPrimeMinisterandnationalsoccerteammanager.ThatEnglandmetdefeatatthehandsofIcelandwasalsoasourceofhumor."Thebeautifulirony.EnglandknockedoutofEuro2016bycountrynotevenintheEU!Maybethat’swhytheypressedtheBrexitbutton,"jokedoneTwitteruser.TheBritisheconomyfacesmoreseriouseffects.Thevotecreatedthebiggestglobalfinancialshocksincethe2008economiccrisis.Thepoundsuffereditsmostdramaticone-dayfallinhistory,plungingmorethan10percentagainstthedollartohitlevelslastseenin1985.Londonmightloseitsstatusasaglobalfinancialcapital.QuittingtheEUcouldalsocosttheUKaccesstotheEU'stradebarrier-freesinglemarketandmeansthatitmustseeknewtradeaccordswithcountriesaroundtheworld,Reutersreports.USPresidentBarackObamasaystheUKwouldbeatthe"backofaqueue"foraUSpact.Thereferendum'ssurprisingresultsshowadivisioninBritishsocietybetweentheoldergeneration–whobacked"Brexit"becausetheybelievedtheysawnobenefitsfromUK'sethnicdiversityandfree-marketeconomy–andtheyoungergeneration,whofavorglobalizationandtheborder-freepolicy.ChinaDaily'sUKeditorJonLowearguesthatasecond,equallyfundamentalsplitwasrevealedinthevotingresults.Hesaysthere'sagapbetweenwhatBritonsthoughttheywereandwhattheyreallyare."Farfrombeinganationofmodern,sophisticated,multiculturalgo-getters,itturnsoutwearestillacountryofbeer-swillingbumpkinswithadistasteforforeignersandadeepmistrustofEuropeanpowers,"Lowewrote.QuestionFive:WhatistheattitudeoftheoldergenerationtowardsBrexit?
[单选题]InJune2016,theUnitedKingdomvotedtoleavetheEuropeanUnioninanuproar.ThenthePrimeMinisterDavidCameronresigned,andTheresamaywonthecontestfortheleadershipoftheconservativeparty.Anewwordisbeginningtoappearintheheadlines:‘Britain+exit=Brexit’."We'reinunchartedterritory."ThatiswhatanaideworkinginUKPrimeMinisterDavidCameron'sofficetoldreportersaftertheresultsofaBritishreferendumonEuropeanUnion(EU)membershipcameoutonJune242016.TheUK'shistoricvotetoexittheEUhasleftpeopleinshockandstirredanxietyacrosstheglobe.Eveniftheproceedingswon'tbefinalizedforanothertwoyears,theimpactshavealreadybeguntoshow.Forstarters,ifnotfor"Brexit",theEnglishsoccerteam'sdefeatintheEuroCuponJune28mightnothavebeensobitter.ButsoccerfansmockedthefactthatEnglandwasbeingdumpedbyEuropetwiceinaweek–intheprocess,losingbothitsPrimeMinisterandnationalsoccerteammanager.ThatEnglandmetdefeatatthehandsofIcelandwasalsoasourceofhumor."Thebeautifulirony.EnglandknockedoutofEuro2016bycountrynotevenintheEU!Maybethat’swhytheypressedtheBrexitbutton,"jokedoneTwitteruser.TheBritisheconomyfacesmoreseriouseffects.Thevotecreatedthebiggestglobalfinancialshocksincethe2008economiccrisis.Thepoundsuffereditsmostdramaticone-dayfallinhistory,plungingmorethan10percentagainstthedollartohitlevelslastseenin1985.Londonmightloseitsstatusasaglobalfinancialcapital.QuittingtheEUcouldalsocosttheUKaccesstotheEU'stradebarrier-freesinglemarketandmeansthatitmustseeknewtradeaccordswithcountriesaroundtheworld,Reutersreports.USPresidentBarackObamasaystheUKwouldbeatthe"backofaqueue"foraUSpact.Thereferendum'ssurprisingresultsshowadivisioninBritishsocietybetweentheoldergeneration–whobacked"Brexit"becausetheybelievedtheysawnobenefitsfromUK'sethnicdiversityandfree-marketeconomy–andtheyoungergeneration,whofavorglobalizationandtheborder-freepolicy.ChinaDaily'sUKeditorJonLowearguesthatasecond,equallyfundamentalsplitwasrevealedinthevotingresults.Hesaysthere'sagapbetweenwhatBritonsthoughttheywereandwhattheyreallyare."Farfrombeinganationofmodern,sophisticated,multiculturalgo-getters,itturnsoutwearestillacountryofbeer-swillingbumpkinswithadistasteforforeignersandadeepmistrustofEuropeanpowers,"Lowewrote.QuestionSix:WhathappenedtotheBritisheconomywhenthereferendumcameout?
[单选题]Cross-culturalCommunicationontheTelephoneCheckthatyouunderstandwhathasbeensaid.Repeatthemostimportantinformation,andlookforconfirmation.Askforrepetitionifyouthinkitisnecessary.Remembertoothatdifferentcultureshavedifferentwaysofusinglanguage.Somespeakinaveryliteralwaysoitisalwaysquiteclearwhattheymean.Othersaremoreindirect,usinghints,suggestionsandunderstatement(forexample‘notverygoodresults’=‘absolutelydisastrous’)toputovertheirmessage.NorthAmerica,Scandinavia,GermanyandFranceare‘explicit’countries,whiletheBritishmakingclearexactlywhattheymean.OnereasonforthisseemstobethattheBritishuselanguageinamoreabstractwaythanmostAmericansandcontinentalEuropeans.InBritaintherearealsoconventionsofpolitenessandatendencytoavoidshowingone’struefeelings.ForexampleifaDutchmansaysanideais‘interesting’hemeansthatitisinteresting.IfanEnglishmansaysthatanideais‘interesting’youhavetoworkoutfromthewayhesaysitwhetherhemeansitisagoodideaorabadidea.Meanwhile,forsimilarreasonsJapanese,RussiansandArabs—‘subtle’countries—sometimesseemvagueandrudetotheBritish.Iftheysayanideaisinterestingitmaybeoutofpoliteness.Theoppositeofthisisthatplainspeakerscanseemrudeanddominatingtosubtlespeakers,asAmericanscansoundtotheBritish—ortheBritishtotheJapanese.TheBritishhaveatendencytoengageinsmalltalkatthebeginningandendoftheconversation.Questionsabouttheweather,health,businessingeneralandwhatonehasbeendoingrecentlyareallpartoftelephoning,layafoundationforthetruepurposeofthecall.Attheendofacall,theremaywellbevariousrequests,Nicetalkingtoyou,Sayhellotothefamily(ifyouhavemetthem)andlookingforwardtoseeingyouagainsoon.Asharp,briefstyleoftalkingonthephonemayappearunfriendlytoaBritishpartner.NotallnationalitiesareaskeenonsmalltalkasBritish!Beingawareofthesedifferencescanhelpinunderstandinghelpwithdifferentculturaltraditions.Thedifficultyonthephoneisthatyoucannotseethebodylanguagewhichcanhelpinunderstandingpeople.Choosethebestanswerforthefollowingquestions.5)WhichofthefollowingisnottrueabouttheBritishattheendoftelephoneconversation.?
[单选题]Cross-culturalCommunicationontheTelephoneCheckthatyouunderstandwhathasbeensaid.Repeatthemostimportantinformation,andlookforconfirmation.Askforrepetitionifyouthinkitisnecessary.Remembertoothatdifferentcultureshavedifferentwaysofusinglanguage.Somespeakinaveryliteralwaysoitisalwaysquiteclearwhattheymean.Othersaremoreindirect,usinghints,suggestionsandunderstatement(forexample‘notverygoodresults’=‘absolutelydisastrous’)toputovertheirmessage.NorthAmerica,Scandinavia,GermanyandFranceare‘explicit’countries,whiletheBritishmakingclearexactlywhattheymean.OnereasonforthisseemstobethattheBritishuselanguageinamoreabstractwaythanmostAmericansandcontinentalEuropeans.InBritaintherearealsoconventionsofpolitenessandatendencytoavoidshowingone’struefeelings.ForexampleifaDutchmansaysanideais‘interesting’hemeansthatitisinteresting.IfanEnglishmansaysthatanideais‘interesting’youhavetoworkoutfromthewayhesaysitwhetherhemeansitisagoodideaorabadidea.Meanwhile,forsimilarreasonsJapanese,RussiansandArabs—‘subtle’countries—sometimesseemvagueandrudetotheBritish.Iftheysayanideaisinterestingitmaybeoutofpoliteness.Theoppositeofthisisthatplainspeakerscanseemrudeanddominatingtosubtlespeakers,asAmericanscansoundtotheBritish—ortheBritishtotheJapanese.TheBritishhaveatendencytoengageinsmalltalkatthebeginningandendoftheconversation.Questionsabouttheweather,health,businessingeneralandwhatonehasbeendoingrecentlyareallpartoftelephoning,layafoundationforthetruepurposeofthecall.Attheendofacall,theremaywellbevariousrequests,Nicetalkingtoyou,Sayhellotothefamily(ifyouhavemetthem)andlookingforwardtoseeingyouagainsoon.Asharp,briefstyleoftalkingonthephonemayappearunfriendlytoaBritishpartner.NotallnationalitiesareaskeenonsmalltalkasBritish!Beingawareofthesedifferencescanhelpinunderstandinghelpwithdifferentculturaltraditions.Thedifficultyonthephoneisthatyoucannotseethebodylanguagewhichcanhelpinunderstandingpeople.Choosethebestanswerforthefollowingquestions.4)WhatdotheBritishusuallydoatthebeginningofatelephoneconversation?
[单选题]Cross-culturalCommunicationontheTelephoneCheckthatyouunderstandwhathasbeensaid.Repeatthemostimportantinformation,andlookforconfirmation.Askforrepetitionifyouthinkitisnecessary.Remembertoothatdifferentcultureshavedifferentwaysofusinglanguage.Somespeakinaveryliteralwaysoitisalwaysquiteclearwhattheymean.Othersaremoreindirect,usinghints,suggestionsandunderstatement(forexample‘notverygoodresults’=‘absolutelydisastrous’)toputovertheirmessage.NorthAmerica,Scandinavia,GermanyandFranceare‘explicit’countries,whiletheBritishmakingclearexactlywhattheymean.OnereasonforthisseemstobethattheBritishuselanguageinamoreabstractwaythanmostAmericansandcontinentalEuropeans.InBritaintherearealsoconventionsofpolitenessandatendencytoavoidshowingone’struefeelings.ForexampleifaDutchmansaysanideais‘interesting’hemeansthatitisinteresting.IfanEnglishmansaysthatanideais‘interesting’youhavetoworkoutfromthewayhesaysitwhetherhemeansitisagoodideaorabadidea.Meanwhile,forsimilarreasonsJapanese,RussiansandArabs—‘subtle’countries—sometimesseemvagueandrudetotheBritish.Iftheysayanideaisinterestingitmaybeoutofpoliteness.Theoppositeofthisisthatplainspeakerscanseemrudeanddominatingtosubtlespeakers,asAmericanscansoundtotheBritish—ortheBritishtotheJapanese.TheBritishhaveatendencytoengageinsmalltalkatthebeginningandendoftheconversation.Questionsabouttheweather,health,businessingeneralandwhatonehasbeendoingrecentlyareallpartoftelephoning,layafoundationforthetruepurposeofthecall.Attheendofacall,theremaywellbevariousrequests,Nicetalkingtoyou,Sayhellotothefamily(ifyouhavemetthem)andlookingforwardtoseeingyouagainsoon.Asharp,briefstyleoftalkingonthephonemayappearunfriendlytoaBritishpartner.NotallnationalitiesareaskeenonsmalltalkasBritish!Beingawareofthesedifferencescanhelpinunderstandinghelpwithdifferentculturaltraditions.Thedifficultyonthephoneisthatyoucannotseethebodylanguagewhichcanhelpinunderstandingpeople.Choosethebestanswerforthefollowingquestions.3)WhenaDutchmansaysanideais‘interestinghemeansthat____________________.
[单选题]Cross-culturalCommunicationontheTelephoneCheckthatyouunderstandwhathasbeensaid.Repeatthemostimportantinformation,andlookforconfirmation.Askforrepetitionifyouthinkitisnecessary.Remembertoothatdifferentcultureshavedifferentwaysofusinglanguage.Somespeakinaveryliteralwaysoitisalwaysquiteclearwhattheymean.Othersaremoreindirect,usinghints,suggestionsandunderstatement(forexample‘notverygoodresults’=‘absolutelydisastrous’)toputovertheirmessage.NorthAmerica,Scandinavia,GermanyandFranceare‘explicit’countries,whiletheBritishmakingclearexactlywhattheymean.OnereasonforthisseemstobethattheBritishuselanguageinamoreabstractwaythanmostAmericansandcontinentalEuropeans.InBritaintherearealsoconventionsofpolitenessandatendencytoavoidshowingone’struefeelings.ForexampleifaDutchmansaysanideais‘interesting’hemeansthatitisinteresting.IfanEnglishmansaysthatanideais‘interesting’youhavetoworkoutfromthewayhesaysitwhetherhemeansitisagoodideaorabadidea.Meanwhile,forsimilarreasonsJapanese,RussiansandArabs—‘subtle’countries—sometimesseemvagueandrudetotheBritish.Iftheysayanideaisinterestingitmaybeoutofpoliteness.Theoppositeofthisisthatplainspeakerscanseemrudeanddominatingtosubtlespeakers,asAmericanscansoundtotheBritish—ortheBritishtotheJapanese.TheBritishhaveatendencytoengageinsmalltalkatthebeginningandendoftheconversation.Questionsabouttheweather,health,businessingeneralandwhatonehasbeendoingrecentlyareallpartoftelephoning,layafoundationforthetruepurposeofthecall.Attheendofacall,theremaywellbevariousrequests,Nicetalkingtoyou,Sayhellotothefamily(ifyouhavemetthem)andlookingforwardtoseeingyouagainsoon.Asharp,briefstyleoftalkingonthephonemayappearunfriendlytoaBritishpartner.NotallnationalitiesareaskeenonsmalltalkasBritish!Beingawareofthesedifferencescanhelpinunderstandinghelpwithdifferentculturaltraditions.Thedifficultyonthephoneisthatyoucannotseethebodylanguagewhichcanhelpinunderstandingpeople.Choosethebestanswerforthefollowingquestions.2)Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutmakingatelephonecallaccordingtothetext?
[单选题]Cross-culturalCommunicationontheTelephoneCheckthatyouunderstandwhathasbeensaid.Repeatthemostimportantinformation,andlookforconfirmation.Askforrepetitionifyouthinkitisnecessary.Remembertoothatdifferentcultureshavedifferentwaysofusinglanguage.Somespeakinaveryliteralwaysoitisalwaysquiteclearwhattheymean.Othersaremoreindirect,usinghints,suggestionsandunderstatement(forexample‘notverygoodresults’=‘absolutelydisastrous’)toputovertheirmessage.NorthAmerica,Scandinavia,GermanyandFranceare‘explicit’countries,whiletheBritishmakingclearexactlywhattheymean.OnereasonforthisseemstobethattheBritishuselanguageinamoreabstractwaythanmostAmericansandcontinentalEuropeans.InBritaintherearealsoconventionsofpolitenessandatendencytoavoidshowingone’struefeelings.ForexampleifaDutchmansaysanideais‘interesting’hemeansthatitisinteresting.IfanEnglishmansaysthatanideais‘interesting’youhavetoworkoutfromthewayhesaysitwhetherhemeansitisagoodideaorabadidea.Meanwhile,forsimilarreasonsJapanese,RussiansandArabs—‘subtle’countries—sometimesseemvagueandrudetotheBritish.Iftheysayanideaisinterestingitmaybeoutofpoliteness.Theoppositeofthisisthatplainspeakerscanseemrudeanddominatingtosubtlespeakers,asAmericanscansoundtotheBritish—ortheBritishtotheJapanese.TheBritishhaveatendencytoengageinsmalltalkatthebeginningandendoftheconversation.Questionsabouttheweather,health,businessingeneralandwhatonehasbeendoingrecentlyareallpartoftelephoning,layafoundationforthetruepurposeofthecall.Attheendofacall,theremaywellbevariousrequests,Nicetalkingtoyou,Sayhellotothefamily(ifyouhavemetthem)andlookingforwardtoseeingyouagainsoon.Asharp,briefstyleoftalkingonthephonemayappearunfriendlytoaBritishpartner.NotallnationalitiesareaskeenonsmalltalkasBritish!Beingawareofthesedifferencescanhelpinunderstandinghelpwithdifferentculturaltraditions.Thedifficultyonthephoneisthatyoucannotseethebodylanguagewhichcanhelpinunderstandingpeople.Choosethebestanswerforthefollowingquestions.1)WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutBritishmakingtelephoneaccordingtothetext?
